hart and she is why democrats could be facing big losses this november. velma hart joins us later in the show to talk about how president obama has failed to meet his challenges and her challenges on what it will take to win back the enthusiasm of voters like her. >>> and the new maccar thinkism. we heard it here on "hardball" last night from the values voters summit, the attacks on muslims. and the claim that some house, president obama wants to impose shari ya law, islamic law in the united states, you know, cutting off hands, stoning, that sort of thing. republicans have selling this scare. should some people be worried? >>> plus, just say. no late this afternoon, senate republicans voted down an effort to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the u.s. military. we will get into the politics of that story and who wins by that vote coming november 2nd and who, if anybody, loses. >>> let me finish tonight with a diabolic talk of newt gingrich, who is, day after day, raising hatred, anger and fear with all his craft and wyle. >>> we start with bill maher, the host of "real time